NIIT University (NU) Ranks Among Top 10 Cleanest Residential Technical Universities of India, Under the Aegis of PM Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission

NIIT University (NU) has been recognised as one of the cleanest campuses in the country at Swachhata Ranking Awards 2018 for higher educational institutions, for its environment friendly and sustainable Green Campus at Neemrana. The award was presented to NU by Shri Prakash Javadekar, Honourable Union HRD Minister, Government of India.

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NIIT University (NU) ranks among top 10 cleanest residential Technical Universities of India under the aegis of PM Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission

NIIT University (NU) has been recognised as one of the cleanest campuses in the country at Swachhata Ranking Awards 2018 for higher educational institutions, for its environment friendly and sustainable Green Campus at Neemrana. The award was presented to NU by Shri Prakash Javadekar, Honourable Union HRD Minister, Government of India. Dr Satya Pal Singh, Union Minister of State for HRD was also present on the occasion. Gen Ashok Kumar Singh and Air Commodore Kamal Singh received the prestigious award on behalf of NU.

Swachhata Ranking Awards 2018 has been initiated by the Department of Higher Education to promote and reward cleanliness efforts of educational institutions. This year 6,029 institutions applied from which 205 institutions were shortlisted based on cut-off. AICTE & UGC inspected all 205 institutions and selected the best 51 institutions under 8 categories. NU ranked among top 10 residential technical universities.

Established with a vision to bring about innovation in higher education and learning in emerging areas of the knowledge society, NU is a unique initiative where a campus is established on a comprehensive long-term master plan keeping environmental considerations at the centre.

Prof. V. S. Rao, President, NIIT University, said, “We are pleased to be ranked among the top 10 cleanest residential Technical Universities of India. With a vision to bring about innovation in higher education and to be a role model of learning, research, innovation and sustainability, we have created a sustainable campus that aims to facilitate ecological resurrection and contain ecological degradation of its surroundings.”

NIIT University has undertaken various initiatives to facilitate ecological resurrection and contain ecological degradation of its surrounding areas. To bring about a larger change, the university has also involved the local community in Neemrana to drive the initiatives. NU has adopted about ten hectares of nearby land for tree-planting. Almost 1 lakh trees have been planted so far using drip-irrigation. The university also has earth air-tunnels which act as enormous self-regulating heat sinks for the campus, with little electricity required to cool or heat the air. The earth air-tunnel installation harnesses wind chimney for a natural ventilation effect.

Conceptualized as an institution of excellence, NU provides exceptional education based on the Four Core Principles that make learning Industry-linked, Technology-based, Research-driven and Seamless. NU is well poised for meeting the emerging needs of the knowledge economy through its focus on building strong industry linkages and a research-oriented approach. About NU

Established in 2009, NIIT University (NU) is a not-for-profit University covered under section 2(f) of UGC Act and notified by the Government of Rajasthan. A premier institution of higher learning and research, NU seeks to create original thinkers who will lead the knowledge society of the future. The University inherits three decades of rich expertise and global know-how of its principal sponsor, the NIIT Group.

Nurtured by some of the foremost thought leaders and corporate-practitioners of the country, the multi-disciplinary University focuses on emerging areas of technology and management. NU is a part of a 100-acre campus at Neemrana, Rajasthan, 90 minutes from Delhi Airport.

Nestled in the Aravali hills, the fully residential green campus offers an idyllic and intellectually vibrant environment for pursuing higher education and research. Set up with the vision to be the role model of learning, research, innovation and sustainability, for the knowledge society, NU is dedicated to building great careers and ensuring excellent job opportunities to all its students. It has been developed as an institute of excellence to provide exceptional education based on its Four Core Principles that make learning Industry-linked, Technology-based, Research-driven and Seamless.